[ Dear Amy: My boyfriend’s dad is a CPA, with decades of experience. A few years ago he offered to do my taxes, due to the sudden complexity because of an inheritance – and I was using cheap software for very basic returns. Since taking over my yearly filing he has consistently made mistakes that … Read more
[ Former Jefferson County Constable Jonathan Barbee has pleaded guilty to a charge that he willfully failed to file a state income tax return. Barbee, 45, of Trussville, was elected to the position of constable in Jefferson County’s 48th District in 2016. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office Special Prosecutions Division in 2022 announced an indictment … Read more
[ Former President Donald Trump continues to lead President Joe Biden heading into the November election, according to the latest poll. The poll, conducted by SSRS for CNN, shows Trump’s support among registered voters at 49% when compared head-to-head against Biden. Trump’s figures are the same as the last national CNN poll conducted in January. … Read more
[ DEAR ABBY: I am a 40-plus-year-old single male. I recently started hanging out with one of my friend “Tom’s” ex-girlfriends. It is now turning into more than friends. “Pam” and I both have feelings for each other. She and Tom dated for five months and broke up eight months ago. Do I owe it … Read more
[ Today brings a Venus change, and tomorrow it’s Mars, which is a logical order in the “ladies first” kind of way. Both Venus and Mars are returning to their favorite places — Mars to the warrior realm of Aries and Venus to the first sign she rules: sensual, beautiful Taurus. These comfortable returns are … Read more
[ It was too good to last and it didn’t: The Top 10 of “American Idol” included two singers from Alabama, but Sunday night’s episode whittled that down to a Top 8 that included only one of them. Tristan Harper of McIntosh and Mia Matthews of Centre, along with the rest of the field, got … Read more
[ A four-year-old child was shot to death Sunday morning in Huntsville. Madison County Coroner Tyler Berryhill said the child was pronounced dead shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday at Huntsville Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound at a residence. Berryhill referred any further questions to Huntsville police. Attempts to reach police for comment were not … Read more
[ Former Auburn wide receiver Jay Fair is heading west to USC, he announced in a social media post Sunday afternoon. Fair announcing his transfer destination comes just eight days after he entered the transfer portal on April 20. During the 2023 season, Fair hauled in 31 receptions for 324 yards and a pair of … Read more
[ When you learn about nature, you are learning about you. When you learn about history, you are learning about you. When you learn business, you are learning about you. Mars and Neptune align in Pisces to show us how we are connected to all things. Through worldly observations, we gain deeper insights into our … Read more
[ Alabama born singer-songwriter Jason Isbell made his debut as a quiz show panelist on Saturday’s episode of NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” The episode, as host Peter Sagal noted, marked his entry into “the entire spoken word genre” and comes just three months after Isbell was a guest on the show. The guest … Read more
